Best Middle Schools in Louisiana

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the LEAP test scores by the Louisiana Dept of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 449)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
220120001002	341	Ouachita Junior High School	Public	6-8	5500 Blanks Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2200	422	24	17.3	80.3%	14 (3.3%)	387 (91.7%)	7 (1.7%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$14,403							26.2	23.3	368	27
220084000632	342	L.H. Marrero Middle School	Public	6-8	4100 Seventh Street	Marrero	70072	Jefferson Parish	Jefferson Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(504) 341-5842	672	25	27.1	64.7%	136 (20.2%)	332 (49.4%)	143 (21.3%)	42 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$15,222							26	34.1	316	26
220066000484	343	Baskin School	Public	PK, KG-8	1926 Hwy 857	Baskin	71219	Franklin Parish	Franklin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2381	318	25	12.9	78.0%	145 (45.6%)	156 (49.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$15,693							26	31.3	335	8
220114000830	344	Goldonna Elementary & Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	248 Ash Street	Goldonna	71031	Natchitoches Parish	Natchitoches Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 727-9449	147	14	10.5	91.8%	127 (86.4%)	10 (6.8%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	$18,669							25.9	43.3	264	80
220087000677	345	Lafayette Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 West University Avenue	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7900	369	26	14.2	82.7%	53 (14.4%)	249 (67.5%)	45 (12.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$14,210							25.6	44.4	258	87
220171001328	346	Tensas High School	Public	6-12	720 Plank Road	Saint Joseph	71366	Tensas Parish	Tensas Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 766-3585	169	13	13	82.8%	22 (13.0%)	143 (84.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$25,275							25.6	17.2	395	49
220153000430	347	Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	240 Hwy 54	Garyville	70051	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 535-5400	324	28	11.5	40.7%	13 (4.0%)	258 (79.6%)	36 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$22,930							25.5	18.5	382	35
220153001493	348	LaPlace Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	393 Greenwood Drive	La Place	70068	St. John the Baptist Parish	St. John the Baptist Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 652-5552	787	46	17.2	38.5%	68 (8.6%)	579 (73.6%)	122 (15.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.8%)	$20,176							25.2	29.8	340	8
220072000505	349	Anderson Middle School	Public	7-8	1059 Anderson Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-3932	399	24	16.8	85.7%	71 (17.8%)	273 (68.4%)	13 (3.3%)	22 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	$11,957							25	31.9	332	17
220054002404	350	South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	9211 Parkway Drive	Baton Rouge	70810	East Baton Rouge Parish	East Baton Rouge Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(225) 349-7489	845	65	13	81.8%	47 (5.6%)	533 (63.1%)	256 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$23,547							24.8	23.9	364	14

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on LEAP Mathematics, LEAP English Language Arts test scores released by the Louisiana Dept of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 24, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Louisiana Dept of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Louisiana Dept of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.